The installed capacity in Kansas has doubled four times in the last 10 years, and it’s about to double again.
Pledge of 50% zero-carbon electricity by 2025 possible by growing more low-cost, reliable wind energy
Within the next 10 years the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will collectively obtain half of their electricity from zero-carbon sources of electricity, including wind power. That’s according to a joint pledge to be announced by President Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto during the North American Leaders’ Summit in Ottawa,…
Gov. Bullock’s energy vision would harness Montana’s wind wealth
Governor Steve Bullock announced a new blueprint for Montana’s energy future that recognizes the value of expanding wind energy and a stronger electricity grid. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) hailed the Governor’s plan: “Governor Bullock’s energy blueprint provides the framework for Montana to develop its world class wind resource and capture a significant portion…
American wind power celebrates Global Wind Day with two-thirds-off sale
The U.S. wind energy industry celebrated the 10th annual Global Wind Day Wednesday by highlighting a 66% drop in the cost of wind-generated electricity in just six years. “From the corn fields of Iowa to the windswept plains of Texas, by improving our technology and lowering wind power’s costs we’re saving you money,” said Tom…
Clean energy attacker Robert Bryce flunks energy incentive math test
Bryce’s trick is looking up large and diversified companies that conduct some business in the wind industry, and then incorrectly assuming that all incentives awarded to those diversified companies were actually given to the wind industry.
WINDPOWER 2016 wrap up: 7,200 attendees envision greater consumer savings, cleaner air, more wind jobs
With attendance over 10% more than last year, 7,200 left the U.S. wind energy industry’s annual conference in New Orleans yesterday excited about what’s next for the industry as it prepares to grow to supply 10% of U.S. electricity by 2020.
The KidWind Challenge: Inspiring young minds
Forty-nine teams of students from around the world competed at last week’s National KidWind Challenge in New Orleans. The annual event, which aims to inspire interest in renewable energy and engineering in youths in grade four through 12, was part of the American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER 2016 conference & exhibition, the largest wind-related conference…
American wind power sets sights on doubling in five years
By continuing to advance technology and lower costs, wind power, America’s fastest growing new source of electricity, will stay on pace to grow to supply 10% of U.S. electricity by 2020. That’s according to leading wind energy executives during this week’s American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER 2016 Conference and Exhibition, as thousands of attendees continued to file…
WINDPOWER unveils big changes and “Generation Wind” theme in New Orleans
Thousands of wind-power developers, manufacturers, workers, executives, and more arrive from around the world to New Orleans for a four-day conference and exhibition this week as America’s industry with the fastest growing job kicked off its largest event all year. WINDPOWER 2016 began Monday morning with the election of new leadership by the American Wind Energy Association’s…
Wind power helps us breathe easy on World Asthma Day
Electricity generated by U.S. wind farms last year helped avoid 176,000 metric tons of sulfur dioxide and 106,000 metric tons of nitrogen oxide.
Wind supplied Iowa with more than 31% of its electricity last year
If there are bragging rights in passing the milestone, they go to Iowa. Over 31% of the state’s in-state electricity generation came from wind last year.
KidWind Challenge: Build a turbine, learn about wind power, and possibly win big
It is the ultimate challenge: build a team, engineer a turbine, learn about wind power, and test your creation in a wind tunnel to calculate its output power. The KidWind Challenge is an annual event that lets students explore the power of wind by building and testing their own wind turbines. Over 10,000 have participated…
Gearbox Express opens new and 2x larger HQ
Gearbox Express along with wind energy industry leaders including Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), state and local public officials, recently celebrated the official grand opening of its new 75,000 square-foot facility in Mukwonago, Wisconsin.
First quarter results: American wind power hits the ground running
American wind power had its most productive first quarter for installations since 2012, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported, as demand rises for wind’s low-cost, zero-carbon energy. Wind added 520 megawatts (MW) of new electric generating capacity to the power grid from January through March, according to AWEA’s U.S. Wind Industry First Quarter 2016…
This is Generation Wind: A sneak peek at WINDPOWER 2016
May 23 to 26, 2016 Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, Louisiana www.windpowerexpo.org Wind produced over 190 million megawatt-hours of power in the United States last year, and the country continues to hold number one spot in the world for wind energy production. Driven by recent tax credit extensions and upgraded transmission infrastructure,…
U.S. wind power jobs hit record, up 20% in 2016
American wind power supported a record 88,000 jobs at the start of 2016 — an increase of 20% in a year — according to the U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report, Year Ending 2015, released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Strong job growth coincided with wind ranking number one as America’s leading source…
Big brands and other emerging customers signed for more than half of new wind-power capacity contracted in 2015
Major brands and other emerging non-utility customers signed 52%, or 2,074 MW, of the wind-power capacity contracted through power purchase agreements (PPA) in 2015. Customers driving this new demand for wind energy include Fortune 500 companies behind household brands, like Tide and Downy, high-tech companies, universities, and major U.S. cities. This non-traditional customer class contracted…
Political and industry leaders map path to low-carbon future
The real work of translating Canada’s climate change goals into concrete and effective actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has brought together key political and wind-energy industry leaders at CanWEA’s annual Spring Forum, being held this week at the Hilton Lac Leamy Hotel in the National Capital Region. The day-and-a-half event kicked off with an opening…
AWEA CEO statement on U.S. and China decision to sign climate accord
The United States and China issued a joint statement announcing the two nations will sign the Paris Agreement, last year’s international agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions, on Friday, April 22 (this Earth Day). AWEA CEO Tom Kiernan reacted with the following statement: “This historic announcement shows the U.S. is in the market for climate solutions…
AWEA: $7.3 billion in public health savings seen in 2015 from wind energy cutting air pollution
U.S. wind farms reduced electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 132 million metric tons in 2015, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) forthcoming annual U.S. wind industry market report. Those avoided emissions are equal to that from 28 million cars, or more than 6% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from…